Will A “Model Code of Conduct” Diminish Sexual Harassment And Injuries?
Posted by: Lily Q
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2:30PM, Tuesday August 25th 2009
As glamorous as modeling may seem, it’s also chock-full of sexual harassment and other shady business. We open a magazine and see the picture to the left, but in order for that picture to happen some 16-year-old girl was balancing on an elevated chair and the other model was trying not to get hit in the face with the legs of said chair.
In an attempt to stop the upskirt grabbing, dangerous photo shoots, and general tomfoolery that models are often subjected to, the British Fashion Council and the Association of Modeling Agencies are putting together a model code of conduct with the aid of models Victoria Keon-Cohen and Dunja Knezevic. Considering that they were inspired to act after one male model’s scalp bled when his hair was over-bleached and a bevy of jumping beauties sprained their ankles wearing high heels on a trampoline (um yeah, not even kidding), we wish them luck! [The Sydney Morning Herald]
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brandyalexander
wrote on August 25 2009 @ 01:49 pm: [report]
Perfect example of how life isn’t always fun for the pretty people.
MissChaotic
wrote on August 25 2009 @ 03:50 pm: [report]
It’s about time. Like you guys should see some of the release forms that photographers have…there are ridiculous clauses in them stating that they are not liable for your injury and such.
If squeezing into 10 inch stilettos and standing in them for hours at a time isn’t enough, try being berated for being caught with food, or being considered hard to work with if you refuse to do anything demeaning.
The only thing good that came from modeling for me was the desire to go to law school as a contract attorney to prevent people from being screwed over.
And I hope those ladies get those standards approved.